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cat's cradle

noun

Definition of cat's cradle

as in labyrinth

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Recent Examples of cat's cradle The image on the Leopoldstadt playbill is of a young Jewish child playing with a cat's cradle. — Christian Holub, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022

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Noun

Where to play and relax Johnston Canyon, a labyrinth of limestone rocks and cascades, sees a fraction of the visitors in winter than in summer.

— Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026
Much like the house at the center, the novel is a labyrinth in which getting lost is the point.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of labyrinth

Noun

In each case, the healthcare system presents a maze of choices.

— Soniya Bopache, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Now Jade must navigate through an intricate maze of love and grief, while grappling with finding new romance while still feeling loyal to her late husband.

— Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of maze

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In people with Alzheimer’s, amyloid plaques and tau tangles build up in the brain and begin accumulating years before noticeable symptoms surface.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2026
Tangier is a charming tangle of small houses connected by narrow roads traversed by golf carts and exceedingly few cars.

— John Anglim, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of tangle

Noun

In April 2025, HBO announced that Essiedu had won the role of Snape—played with an inimitable snarl in the film franchise by the late great Alan Rickman.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 10 Nov. 2026
To get to Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, take the metro (look for the brown Metro Line 9) to avoid getting entangled in traffic snarls.

— Alan Chazaro, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2026

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